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Site Name: Buffalo Psychiatric Center
Department: Psychology
The interview process will take place remotely via a telecommunication program in keeping with APPIC recommendations. The schedule will include:
a virtual tour of the BPC facility
a virtual interview with a minimum of two members of the Training Committee, including the Director and/or Assistant Director of Psychology Training
an opportunity to meet virtually with the current psychology interns
Telecommunication interviews will occur between December 8, 2022 and January 26, 2023. Requests to have specific Training Committee members in the interview are welcome. Further details about the interview schedule will be communicated when applicants are invited to interview.
The Buffalo Psychiatric Center (BPC) is a comprehensive, community-based mental health system serving Western New York. BPC provides both inpatient and outpatient mental health services to seriously mentally ill adults in a community-based setting. BPC Inpatient Services is located within the Strozzi Building on our main campus. BPC has six inpatient units currently providing mental health treatment to 150 patients who are in need this level of service. It also provides adult outpatient services at six clinic settings. All services are under the auspices of the New York State Office of Mental Health. A wide variety of specialized rehabilitative, social, and supportive housing programs, including wellness programs and vocational services, augments the therapeutic services. The broad range of adult outpatient and rehabilitation programs serves a population with a full range of psychiatric disorders and reflects the diversity of Western New York in terms of race, gender, gender-identity, age, religion, socioeconomic status, immigration status, primary language, and other aspects of identity. We completed our first Site Visit in March 2019 and received accreditation as of July 21, 2019.
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Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/Facilities/bupc/index.html for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.
